What to do with extra milk?

[Jamauk]

We order our milk directly from the farm each week. Through an error on my part, I now have 3 1/2 gallons in addition to what we'll drink over the next seven days (6 1/2 gallons total).

 

I plan to make a few batches of ice cream, but they take only 1 cup of milk each and my freezer can only hold so much ice cream :tongue_smilie:

 

I tried to make homemade pudding yesterday, but it didn't come out very well. I'm not sure what I did wrong. None of us is big fans of homemade yogurt & I don't have any keifer grains right now.

 

I need more ideas to use up this milk (and if you have a fail proof homemade pudding recipe, I'd love to see it!)

 

Thanks!

[WishboneDawn]

You could make ricotta. It's very easy to do and makes a great cheesecake!

 

ETA: Here's a chocolate pudding recipe that tastes just like those great cooked pudding mixes.

Edited September 20, 2011 by WishboneDawn

[UmMusa]

Have you frozen it before? I've frozen milk (make sure this is room in the bottle for expansion), and it was a little different once I took it out, but nothing bad. Just different.

[Melissa in Australia]

homemade pancakes

tapioca

milkshakes

bread and butter pudding

 

 

We have a house cow, and we have pigs to handle the extra milk.

[Barbara H]

I've had good luck with this recipe: http://www.culinate.com/books/collections/all_books/Moosewood+Restaurant+Low-Fat+Favorites/Dark+Chocolate+Pudding You can make it with full fat milk. It is not a super sweet pudding though if that's what the kids prefer.

 

I also agree with the suggestion that it would be a good time to try cheese making.

[kht2006]

smoothie pops!

farm fresh milk. yum!

[Tracy in Ky]

We used to have milk cows. At peak, we were getting 5 gallons per day. I know about extra milk:D

 

My suggestion would be to freeze it. It will thaw out with some flakes in it, because of how the cream reacts to being frozen, but it will be fine. I used to freeze lots of milk to have during our cows' dry seasons. I once had about 95 gallons of frozen mik in my freezers!! lol

 

You can also make extra icecream and freeze it up.

 

We made butter, yougurt and cheese, but those are a bit more involved.

[WishboneDawn]

Here's a ricotta guide. It's easy because it's not a true cheese. You're simply adding heat and vinegar to separate the curds. Don;'t toss the whey when you're done either, just use it for liquid in baking.

[J-rap]

Smoothies.

 

Also, arroz con leche. (rice with milk, a dessert or sweet breakfast pudding) My mother-in-law makes it but I don't have her recipe... Here's another one that looks similar, but hasn't been tested. (The lemon flavoring in it is really good!)

 

http://spanishfood.about.com/od/dessertssweets/r/arrozconleche.htm

[JenneinCA]

My kids like pancakes and waffles. They are made with more milk than we usually have on hand. Muffins too!

[Amy in NH]

I can easily use 1/2 gallon in a good chowder.

[Amira]

Paneer is another easy cheese to make. It freezes nicely too and takes up a lot less space in the freezer than the milk it took to make it.

[lailasmum]

Rice pudding, yummy, easy and good for pudding or breakfast.

[HLDoll]

I'd make a huge pot of potato soup or chowder to use up some of the milk. You can also make farmers cheese with a gallon (super easy!) and then make something yummy and fun like cheese blintzes.